SB2016012012 - Buffer overflow in JasPer
Published: January 20, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016012012
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1867)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The jpc_pi_nextcprl function in JasPer 1.900.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted JPEG 2000 image.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.